I am a fictional knitter*, but my problem is all too real. Here's what I want to know: Why does my stockinette stitch look all ridgy
and corrugated, like a stretch of freeway that's being resurfaced? Do you
even know what I am talking about? Is this something knitters have all
agreed not to mention? Is it unspeakable? Am I untouchable?Crinkled in ClevelandREAD MORE

Dear Problem Ladies,

The other day I finally finished my Baltic Trifecta Shawl. With its extra nupps and its rare braids, I was superstoked to wear it in public for the first time. I put on a fresh pair of khakis, a white t-shirt, a pair of
handknit socks (in the sadly discontinued Grateful Dyed colorway), and some
other handknits I can't quite recall at the moment. I wrapped my Baltic
Trifecta around my shoulders and fastened it with a shawl pin that I had
scored by jumping over several fellow fiber fiends at Llamafest '06. The
look: in a word, fierce.

You must be wondering, what could possibly be the problem? Dealing with the envy? The wolf whistles from hotblooded construction
workers (at least the Latvian ones)? No, it's the most confounding thing: my
kids refused to be seen at the mall with me. How can I improve the taste of
my benighted offspring?All Decked Out in SecaucusREAD MORE